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April 8, 2024

LCR Connect network goes live

Mayor Steve Rotheram has heralded a new digital era for the Liverpool City Region as he celebrated the completion of the area’s flagship LCR…

February 23, 2024

LCR Connect Annual Review 2023

LCR Connect is a high-speed, high-capacity fibre network that interconnects key strategic locations, including our town centres and major…

October 26, 2023

More than 350 businesses and schools are reaping benefits of LCR Connect’s ultrafast, gigabit-capable broadband

More than 350 local businesses are now benefitting from Mayor Steve Rotheram’s flagship LCR Connect project. The 214km gigabit-capable…

October 26, 2023

LCR Connect scoops second national award

LCR Connect named Best Project Roll Out at the Connected Britain awards. The £30m joint venture between the Combined Authority, ITS and NGE…

October 4, 2023

LCR Connect takes Eurovision 2023 to a global audience

The Liverpool City Region’s new full fibre network, built as part of LCR Connect, a 50% publicly owned joint venture, has played a leading…

May 17, 2023

LCR Connect joins St Helens Enterprise Adviser programme

LCR Connect and its joint venture partners are supporting schools across St Helens, joining its new Enterprise Adviser programme. St Helens…

April 28, 2023

The benefits of the ultrafast digital highway connecting with the creative sector

There has been a tremendous transformation in the world of digital connectivity over the past few years, everything is in the cloud, meetings…

March 14, 2023

Wirral primary school pupils first to benefit from LCR Connect’s top of the class full-fibre broadband

Mayor Steve Rotheram’s full-fibre network transforming business and schools’ access to ultrafast gigabit capable full-fibre broadband…

February 10, 2023

LCR Connect full fibre network wins national award

Mayor Steve Rotheram’s ultrafast, gigabit-capable full fibre network has won a prestigious national award recognising its role in delivering…

November 18, 2022

Partner Spotlight: IT Support 365

James Bull, CEO of ITS Support 365 discusses how the transition from ADSL and FTTC to FTTP is transformational for the Liverpool City Region,…

November 17, 2022

LCR Connect: Adding Social Value

The LCR Connect Social Value Fund was launched this time last year with a mission to help drive digital inclusion and support communities…

November 16, 2022

Progress update: building fibre through the city region’s tunnels

The build of the 212km LCR Connect full fibre network continues to reach its milestones and is on track to be completed next year. With more…

September 28, 2022

How Proximity Data Centres is supporting LCR Connect

Daniel Lyus is Director of Partnerships at LCR Connect partner Proximity Data Centres, owner of 10 high quality datacentres across the UK…

September 28, 2022

Make CIC the first hub to benefit from LCR Connect Social Value Fund

Make CIC is the first of many community hubs across the Liverpool City Region to benefit from an ultrafast connection as part of the LCR Connect…

August 18, 2022
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